Jewelers of America's and the International Diamond Manufacturers Association's leadership met with Peter Navarro last week to argue that diamonds shouldn't be subject to reciprocal import duties.
The Federal Maritime Commission is revoking exemptions for several carriers that had allowed them to impose new rates, charges, classifications, rules or regulations with less than the commission’s required 30 days’ notice. The action applies to certain controlled carriers -- vessel-operating common carriers owned or controlled by a foreign government -- because they have been removed from the FMC’s list of controlled carriers “over the years.” The agency said they either no longer offer “carriage in the U.S. trades” or have since been bought by private companies.
More international postal carriers have announced that they are temporarily suspending shipments to the U.S. that would've been eligible for the de minimis exception, according to multiple news sources (see 2508210036).
The U.S. Geological Survey is proposing to update its critical minerals list to include another six minerals.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the Aug. 25 Federal Register on the following antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) injury, Section 337 patent or other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will be in another ITT article):
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Aug. 25 on the following antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CVD rates, scope, affected firms or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):
The Commerce Department is beginning an anti-circumvention inquiry to determine whether imports of paper plates from Cambodia and Malaysia are circumventing antidumping duties and countervailing duties on paper plates from China (A-570-164/C-570-165), it said in a notice published Aug. 22.
A final rule is going into effect on Sept. 25 that establishes a framework for how the EPA will assess the eligibility of six applications to continue to receive priority access to allowances to produce or import hydrofluorocarbons, according to a Federal Register notice.
Vice President JD Vance said that the U.S. is imposing secondary tariffs on India for buying Russian oil, and not China, because China already has high tariffs.
In a confidential opinion released Aug. 22, Court of International Trade Judge Timothy Reif vacated the Commerce Department’s pause on antidumping and countervailing duties on solar cells from Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam and Malaysia -- in place until June 6, 2024 -- after a finding that the countries' exporters were circumventing an antidumping duty on solar cells from China (Auxin Solar v. United States, CIT # 23-00274).